UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 9 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State School of Music in the College of Arts and Architecture's acclaimed choral ensemble, Essence of Joy, will present a powerful and innovative concert titled "Total Praise: Richard Smallwood in Conversation with J.S. Bach" on Sunday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, University Park.
Under the direction of Arreon A. Harley-Emerson, Essence of Joy will bring together two towering voices in sacred music - Johann Sebastian Bach and Richard Smallwood - in a program that reimagines the boundaries of the traditional canon. At the heart of the performance is Bach's "Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4)", int...